New vistor centre to highlight illicit distilling in the Highlands
The crofter-run Ice and Fire Distillery have firmed up plans to build a visitor centre near their base in Latheron, south of Wick.
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The crofter-run Ice and Fire Distillery have firmed up plans to build a visitor centre near their base in Latheron, south of Wick.
The upcoming Isle Of Arran Illicit Stills whisky, a limited edition release, pays homage to the history of whisky distillation in the area.
It was Saturday night in Chillicothe, Aug. 24, 1918, and the Queen Theater on the corner of Paint and Water streets was screening “Moonshine,” a two-reel silent comedy starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. At the time, the silent screen idol was second only to Charlie Chaplin in making filmgoers crack up laughing. The story is set in the Virginia Hills and Fatty Arbuckle plays a revenue agent captain charged with raiding and destroying a cleverly camouflaged, well-guarded moonshine operation. Thankfully, Fatty has a lieutenant sidekick, played by a young Buster Keaton, to help him shutdow...